Driver, 70, In Custody After Striking, Dragging Kid In Stroller For Quarter Of A Mile

PANORAMA CITY (CBSLA.com) — A 70-year-old driver was arrested Wednesday night after striking a woman and her little girl in a stroller in a crosswalk –and driving away with the toddler underneath the vehicle—in Panorama City.

The mother was pushing her youngster in a pink car-shaped stroller near the corner of Van Nuys Boulevard and Chase Street at 8:40 p.m. when the reported unlicensed driver hit them and then kept going.

The suspect drove with the child under the front of his car for a quarter of a mile until he was chased down by citizens.

The child was taken to the hospital in critical condition. She was later upgraded to stable.